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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
WASHINGTON.

SIX Kansas City national banks have
united in petition to the comptroller of
the Currency, to place that city on the
reserve list.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ap-
pointed Jerry J. Sullivan, of Millersburg
Ohio, to be national bank examiner for
Eastern Ohio, vice r. c. Parsons, resign
ed.
Ur to last Saturday night there had
been filed in the Pension office 7,716 ap-
plications for pensions under the Mexi-
can pension law, passed late in the last
session of congress.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made at the
Treasury Department to supply the de-
mand for small notes, silver certificates,
and United States notes which is very
large, and is increasing daily.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ap-
pointed NJ. V. b. Johnson,of Sioux City, a
gauger for the Third Internal Revenue
district of Iowa, aud Il. 7. Hudd gauger
for the First Internal Revenue district of
Wisconsin.
TuE supervising architects office is ar
ranging to begin repairs on the Chicago
public building at a very early date. The
sHndry civil service bill gives $4,000 for
the work. All of the amount is available
at once, so it will be practicable to begin
work IN short time.
TINS house of representatives passed
senate bills TO repeal the tenure of office
act, 20 accept, the Highwood tract
from the Commercial club, of Chicago,
and to appropriate S350,000 for the pur-
chase of postoffice site at San Francis
co. An attempt to pass the senate bill
pensioning Mrs. Logan was defeated.
THE acting secretary of the treasury
has already received about one hundred
letters in answer to his circular of Feb
10 last, inviting suggestions for the bet.
ter protection of life and property from
fire, in case of accidents to railroad cars
and steamboats,. They have been re
ferred to supervising Inspector General
Dumoud, and will be carefully examined
and scheduled in course of time.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS'
FIRES AND CASUALTIES

SIMS d Co.'s wholesale grocery at At
Gibson. Kan, was burned Sunday night.
Loss, S1OO,OO0; partially insured.
eMRs. HoYT SHERMAN, wife of the brother
of General and Senator Sherman, died
Wednesday afternoon at Des Moines, Iowa
A CONFEDERATION in Garden City, Kan,
consumed nearly all of the business por-
tion of the town; loss about 100000.
THE Eclipse roller mill and an i'm
mense elevator containing $1,000 bushels
of wheat burned at Danville, Kentucky.
The loss is $4,000; insurance unknown.
GIBBs' shingle mill at Edmore, M.chi-
gan: was wrecked by boiler explosion.
Two men wore instantly killed and sew
eraI we're seriously injured.
Two men were killed and another was
fatally injured by the explosion of boil
er in w. f. Thompson's tub factory at
Ithica, Mich.
THE boiler of shingle mill twelve
miles north of Alphena, Mich, exploded
Tuesday morning. One of three broth
ers named Carr was killed, one received
fatal injuries, and the third was seriously
sculded.
THREE frame structures at New York,
occupied by coiored families, were burn
ed early Frilay morning. Mrs. Sarah l..
Johnson, aged 80, and her year old
adopted daughter, persisted in the
flames.
NEAR Scipio, Ind, Sunday morning,
Robert Blacker, wealthy farmer, and his
child were drowned, the wagon in which
they were crossing stream being over
turned. Mrs Blacker was saved, but it is
feared she will become insane.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
GENERAL NOTES.

By the aid of electric lights, steamer
yesterday passed through the Suez canal
in fifteen hours.
JAMES b. EADs, the constructor of the
st. Louis bridge and the Missippi jetties,
died at Nassau on Tuesday last, i'll his
sixty y-seventh year.
j. II. LESTER, III years of age, called
upon the governor of Georgia to regain
possession of property in Henry county,
of which he became dispossessed during
General Sherman's march to the sea.
The participants in the outrage at No
gales, A. T., with one exception, have been
turned over to the United States civil au-
thorities by the Mexicans. No further
trouble is anticipated.
The Kansas City quarantine against
Canadian cattle has been raised. Cattle
kept during the last twelve months in
Cook county, Illinois, are absolutely pro
hibited from entering Iowa.
AN apparently trustworthy report that
the control of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad has passed into the hands of
a new syndicate is causing considerable
excitement in Baltimore and elsewhere.
OFFICIAL announcement Is made that
the Illinois soldiers and sailors heme at
Quincy is ready to receive its guests.
Preferences will be given to disabled vet
erans who are now inmates of poor
houses.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
Pdttl.
CHICAGO Journal

An expert jeweler of this city tells me
a characteristic story of Patti, whom the
dynamite crank of San Francisco has
tried to blow up. He says; Il never had
met Adelina Patti, and was surprised one
morning a few years ago to receive nice
little billet doux from her asking me to
call on her at the Palmer House. It was
Just after one of her most brilliant seasons
of opera in New York. andI was not much
surprised on being ushered into her pres
ence to have her say that she had sent for
me to look at her newest jewels. She had
loads sof them-lovely diamonds in all
kinds of rich and unique settings
had been presented TO her by those New
York fellows in their desire to be known
TO her as admirers. The dear little Queen
of Song, she wanted me to appraise them
for her. She keeps regular invoice of
all her goods and chattels, it is said, and
to her estimated wealth she wished TO add
these rich gifts. So We sat down at q
table and l put cash value on each ar
ticle, with no incident except an ocasion-
al frovn when stone did not quite come
up to her expectations. She offered to
pay me for my trouble, but / declined
the 'sordid recomEe pence, and asked her
to favor me with song. This she did in
a most gracious manner, seating heself
at the grand piano il her apartment, and
varbling to me IN her most charming
tones, "Home, Sweet Home" as / had
never heard il before or since.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
CRIME AND AIS

"BuLy" TAYLOR for thirty years po-
hceman at Jeffersonville, Ind, is under
arrest charged with completely in a rob
berry at Louisville some time ago.
CONSTABLE LOGAN was shot and killed
at Des Moiues, Iowa, Monday night, by
Joseph A Row, whom he was attemp pting
to arrest for violating ths liquor law.
LOUIS BIERAL, the ex-custom house in
spector of New York, who shot Surveyor
Beattie, has been sentenced to five years
imprisonment at Auburn.
EDWARD NJ. NEWMAN book-keeper of the
insolvent clothing firm of Levenson i
Co., of New York. is charged with the en-
bezzlemeat of 100000 in small sums
during the past ten years.
WILLIAM c. HICKMAN has fled 70 Cana
da from Boston, after swindling people
In the latter city out of SAC, 900 by claim
ing to be able to make sugar from starch
at great profit.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18

Pharmaceutical company and one james
L. Connolly, we're arrested tonight, for
conspiracy to defraud the county, and an
army OF detectives and deputy sheriffs is
securing the city for others of the
"ooodlers," who have within couple of
years brought this county to the verge of
bankruptcy. They and their friends wete
beside themselves with fear and excite
ment all the evening. Mike Mcdonald,
Johnny Crawford and host of others
were reported TO be hyinc in
all over the city, hastily deyisinc means
of relief for their indicted friends. Cabs
were dashing at break-ueck speed from
the sheriff's offices headquarters of
prosecution-to the county hospital, in .
sane asylum and other places where
consplrators were wont to meet Warden
McGaragle was the hrst game bagged. He
was at oxce driven to the sher-
l5's Office from the hospital.
Mike Mcdonald was prom ptly
on hand and had E. S. Dreyer promin
ent banker and real estate agent there in
momsn. Dreyer quickly furnishe d
bail. Warden Yarnell was a. q theatre
when he heard the news that an officer
was after him. Varnell coolv walked 10
the sheriff's Office and gave himself mn.
de and Others like McGaragle were,bsiled
the moment they reached the Office.
of the sheriff. About midnight, when
the suspects were being brought in,
crowds of curious citizens gathered about
the eounty building but ingress was
sterply barred to all but the officers and
their prisoners and persons about to sign
bonds. The arrests ere understood TO be
upon indictments returned this evening
by the special grand jury which has been
in session two OF three days.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
ICHICAGO'S GREAT JUBILEE
The Metropolis OF the West to Celebrate Its
Semi -centenial by an Imposing Military
niSulaV.

The Metropolis OF the West to Celebrate Its
Chicago Journal.
The great Christopher Columbus Ameri-
can centennial is yet long way off and
the Chicago spirit to do something re-
markable can not wait. Many representa-
tive gentlemen of this city, Astounding in
brains and cash, are engaged at present
in evolving plans for a jubilee which will
attract the attention of the world and re-
dound to the glory of Chicago, Ex-GOv-
ner Beveridge, General Stiles, General
Chetlain and others are in Washington in
consultation with the heads of depart
ments. Senator FarweIl and General
Sheridan accompanied the Chicago dele
CATION in there visits to the Secretaries of
State, War and Navy. In unfolding the
plans to these officials, a part of the pro-
posed celebration was made public. 1t
is intended to make the semi-centenial of
the founding of Chicago, the occasion
for brilliant civic and military display.
The month of October has been selected,
The leading feature is to be an iuterna
tional drill. To this end foreign Govern
ments are to be invited to take part. Af
ter long consultations with Secretary
Bayard the committee was assured that
the State Department would have the
proper courtesies extended. The Secre-
tary of War said there would be no obiec-
tion to furnishing a large detail flom the
regular army to participate in the drill
The naval officers will also concentrate
the lake vessels on the occasion.
From gentlemen in the city who are in
terested in this celebration, it is learned
that the plans are very comprehensive.
That enclosures such as the Washington
Park Club grounds will be used for COM
petitive drills, and a large level tract not
many miles from this city, with good
railroad facilities, will be secured for the
grand parade of military organisations,
The leading civic societies Of the country
will be largely represented. The aim is
to hold the grandest jubilee known 10
American soil in marking the close of the
first half century in Chicago's remarkable
history.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
The Color Line In Texas.
Texas Siftinss

A gentleman owns g fine tract of cedar
land not f II from Austin, Tex, and few
days ago was told that some negroes
were cultivating down the timber, so be
rode out TO see about it. To his astonish-
ment he found wealthy white neighbor
with a team and wagon carrying of the
timber. sWhy, / am astonished, Colonel"
said the owner OF the land; Il heard that
a lot of negroes were stealing my timber,
and hereI find you. q white man. eating
my timber like darky. bu. these cedar
trees make such good fence rails that /
concluded tc drop all pride of race"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
Had a Right go Be English
EXCHANGE

There Is a strong prejudice in Wash
ington circles against Anglomaniacs. It
Is only in the extreme fast set that imita
tion of English manners is tolerated. The
other day at a reception a wife of prom
inent public man pointed out to a friend
what she thought was bad case of An
glomania- "Oh!" said she, with a shrug
of impatience, show 1 hate an imitation
Englishman. l despise an American who
apes English. Now, did you ever see a
poorer imitation than that fiabby-looking
Anglomaniec over IN that corner talking
to that poor girl who does not know
enough not to be fattered by the atten-
tions of such a creaturegn The friend
looked at the object of the Iaiy's con-
tumely, and then he smiled as he said:
'Do you know don't quite agree with
you, l think he is a very good imita-
tion.n "You do!" 'Yes. he Is one of
the secretaries of the British Legisla-
ton.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
THE cOOk.coUNTY CROOKS.
They are Hauled in by the Officers

CHICAGO, March yarrents were is
sued tonight for the arress of four mem
bers of the doodle" gang of Officials
whose operations within a cczple of
years has brought to the verge of bank
raptcy the county in which Chicago IS
situated. 1t is believed that the four
men wanted are all county commissioners
or equally prominent unofficial benefc-
iaries of the ring. Sheriff Watson, how
ever, refuses to disclose the identity of his
intended prisoner.
CHICAGO, March 15.-Warden McGar-
agie, of the Cook county hospital, War
den yarneil, of the county insane asy-
ium, Edward Mcdonald brother of
Mike Mcdonald the noted eI gambier).
engineer at the county hospital, Richard
o. Driscoll, bookkeeper of the Chicago
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18

WASHINGTON, March 12.-At a meeting
of the board of directors of the st. Paul
Minneapolis g. Manitoba Railway com
pany, held here to day, it was resolved to
make an issue of 100000 fifty years
four per cent. gold bonds secured by a
first mortgage on the Montana division,
giving the privilege to stockholders of
the company to subscribe for the same
pro rate, to provide funds toward the
completion and equipment of an e1ten-
sion from Dakota to Great Falls, Mon
tana.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
lHE WILL OF MIR, BEECHER
His Wife Gets His Life Insurance and
His Children the Rest of His Property.
His Three Sons and His Son-in-law
Made the Executors and Trustees,
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.

Mr. heeeh"r Leaves His Property for the Ex-
eeutorS to Distribute aud Apportion.
NEw IoRK, March l6,-The will of
the late Henry Ward Beecher was filed for
probate to-ssy. 1t is as follows: "In the
name OF God, amen. l Henry Ward
Beeoher, of the city of Brsokiyn, and
state of New York, hereby revokinc all
other and former wills by me heretofore
made, do make, publish and declare this
TO be my last will and testament
Flrst-l hereby authorize and direct
my executors and such OF them as shall
qualify, upon my death to collect and re-
celye the amount of my life insurance, 10
invest the same and pay the proceeds of
such investment 70 my wits during her
hfe, IN equal quarter yearly payments.
Second hereby give, bequesth and
devise unto my executors or such of them
as shall qualify, the net residue and re-
malnder of my estate. both real
ana personal, of every kind, in
trust for the benefit of my children.
and hereby declare that my said execu-
tors distribute and apportiou my said
estate among my said children in such
manner and form and at such time or
Enes as shall in their Judgment be for
VIC pSSt interests OF my said children,
giving unto my said executors the
full power 10 sell and mortgage
such and SO much of my real and person
al property as they shall deem best and
to invest or distribute the proceeds of
such sale or sales as herein provided,
lhlrd.-it is my will if any of my said
children should die before the complete
aistrlbutlon of my estate as above pro
Hlded, leaving issue then surviving, that
said iSsue shalt stand and take in place
instead of their parent taking per stripes
and not per capita.
FOURTH hereby nominate, constitute
and appoint my sons, Henry h. ReechSr.
VIM. c. Beecher and Herbert f. Beecher.
all of Brooklyn, New York, and my son
lnlaw, Rev. Samuel Scovile, of Norwich.
N. y, executors and trustees of this, nv
Will, and il is my will that no bond shall
be required of them or either of them.
July Ilth, 1873.
(Sigued), HENRY WARD RrFcurr
The witnesses are \. l.. Barnes and f.
u. Blake, of Rrooklvr
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
Twenty-three Firms Burned Out.

RALEIGH, n. c., March 15.-A fire broke
out in Johnson's warehouse at Oxford, at
1:30 o'clock this morning. There was q
high wind and the flames spread rapidly
in southerly direction, jumping Com
mercial avenue and burning the houses
on both sides OF the street for some dis
tanse. half Of the business portion of
the town was destroyed and twenty three
firms burned out. The loss is about
100000, and the insurance scarcely half
that amount. The general belief is that
it was the work of an incendiary and
nraat ercitarn en- rnrauails
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
Bad Morals in the Swedish Capital.

The recent expulsion of twenty-five
young men from the learned schools in
this city for immoral practices has made
q great scandal, writes Stockholm CORES
pondent. The culprit belonged nearly
all to old and well-known families, and
bore ,honorGd names. The newspapers
tried vainly to suppress the facts, but
have been forced to publish them in re-
futation of the damaging rumors that
have been in circulation for a fortnight
In all conscience it is bad enough as it is.
The banished ones were proven guilty of
all manner of villainly, from petty thiev-
ing to highway robbery, and the grossest
immortality. The question is not here of
the ordinary peccadilloes of a lot of wild
boys, but of atrocities that admit of no
such excuse. In fact, none is sought.
Their authors appear to have but their
pride in them, and challenge criticism
with a scornful defiance that is the sad
dest symptom of all. There can be no
doubt that we are reaping the legitimate
harvest of the crop of realistic literature
that has fallen like a ball upon our coun
try and upon our age. Sex is the alpha
and omega of the new school, the one
string upon which 1t harps from the bot
tom rung to the top of the literary ladder.
The reproach of encouraging the trash
that masquerades in one way or another
as the Idea of century" the spirit of
the age" and in like false DISCUSSES lies
especially at the door of our nation.
Books that are prescribed in Denmark
and Norway find the readiest sale in
Sweden, where the authorities are less
captious. Considering that the names
of their authors should be in most cases a
sufficient introduction to decent society
what wonder that the minds of our youth
are corrupt? Need we complain? The
question is asked by some of our more
conservative journals with the facts of
this latest scandal before them, and the
necessity for answering it categorically
evidently worries them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
AN APPALLING RUIN.

The wreck, as it lies, makes a more ap-
palling ruin than that of any similar dis
aster. At Deerfeld, White River juno
tion and in other scenes of horror fire
wiped out all the ruins that were not in
destructible, but not so this time. There
lies the great trough nearly filed with
torn, twisted, crushed and splintered rail-
road property. An adequate description
of the shapeless mass is simply impossi-
BILE. OF the nine cars which formed the
train, six are in the cut. The first, No.
$40. lies minus its trucks near the track,
about 400 feet from the nearest bridge
abutment. It was the rear truck of this
car that went wrong first, but the occu-
pants were not hurt, being only shaken
up. Just back of this car is No. IS, the
second car Of the train. This car was
swept from its trucks and its rear
was crushed in by the car following.
Car No. 2S. the third one of the
train, is on the embankment badly
demoralized. but retains its general
shape. The passengers in this car were
badly shaken up, but there were no seri-
Gus casualties among them. This car lies
partly on its side about 100 feet from the
chasm. Next came car No. 81. It is
doubtful if any one escaped from this car
alive. The bridge entirely gave way be-
fore 1t reached the inward side, but the
momentum of the train and the strength
of the couplings carried it nearly over the
chasm. It dropped just before it reached
the abutment and the body of the car
dashed against the solid stone wall. The
force of the shock shot the roof forward
so that it clearsd the chasam and slid
along the rails its full length. The body
of the car was literally ground to pieces
and the bits of wood, iron and human
bodies were strevn on the road be-
meath. forming the foundation of the
wreck. Those WHO examined the wreck
could find no distinct trace in the ruins
of this car which could be identified The
onIE proof that it had existed was the
fact that there we've plainly nine car
roofs at different points and it followed,
of course that nine cars had been wreck
ed. though it was possible to trace but
eight.
The cars which lie in the chasm form
pile of vrecksge 400 feet long By 100
feet wide. The road beneath crosses at
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
The Army Of the Cumberland.

WASHINGTON, March 15.--The eighteenth
annual reunion of the society of the
Army of the Cumberland will be held on
the llth and 18th of May. The principal
feature of the reurion this year will be
the unveIllng of ,the statue of Garfield
IN the circle at the junction of Maryland
avenue and First street. The cost of the
statue, which is the work of j. Q. A.
Ward, sculptor, was met by contributions
from the Army of the Cumberland and
congress appropriated $4,000 for the
pedestal. 1t is estimated that five hun
dred members OF the society will be pres
ent, many of them accompanied by
ladies'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
HIS INSANITY 4 SHAN.
A Brad and water Diet Forces Jansen to

A Brad and Water Diet Forces Jansen TO a
Confession
CHICAGO, March 15.-The Daily News
Jolie, H., special says: After having been
kept in the "cIank's cell" of the peniten-
tiary for thirteen days on diet of just
enough bread and water 10 Ahstain life,
Jansen, the Chicago wife murderer, to-
day gave up the insane dodge, which he
has maintained from the commencement
of his trial, and confessed that he was
shamming. He couldn't stand the bread
and water, and when, after confessing,
hot coffee, meat and potatoes were
placed before him ne actually danced for
Joy. He said be adopted ths insane dodge
first hoping to escape hanging. and when
Sentenced to the penitentiary for life he
kept it up, thinking perhaps it might re-
suit in his being sent to the insane asy-
lum from which there would be some
chance TO escape. The doctors never be-
lieved him insane and few weeks diet
of bread and water for the prisoner sus-
taiued THAR raiut
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-18
THE SYNDICATE.
RumOr that ii has Secured the Control oftbe
r. o

New YORK, March 15.-It is generally
believed on Wall street that the control of
the Baltimore 4 Ohio has passed into the
hands of the syndicate. The story is cur
rent and is reported by parties who are
generally accepted as good authority that
Jay Gould has acquired a quarter interest
in the syndicate and has paid $l,40O,O 900
in cash on agreement.
Russell Sage is also named as mem
Der of the syndicate, and according to re-
port the Western Union takes the Balti-
more d Ohio telegraph lines. Dinsmore
takes the express business for the Adams
Express company, and the Pennsylvania
Railroad company takes the road The
details are said to have been arranged
last night.